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flambé
[ flahm-bey; French flahn-bey ]
adjective
- Also flam·béed [] (of food) served in flaming liquor, especially brandy:
steak flambé.
- Ceramics.
- (of a glaze) dense and streaked with contrasting colors, usually red and blue.
- (of a ceramic object) covered with a flambé glaze.
verb (used with object)
, flam·béed, flam·bé·ing.
- to pour liquor over and ignite.
flambé
/ ˈflɑːmbeɪ; ˈflæm-; flɑ̃be /
adjective
- (of food, such as steak or pancakes) served in flaming brandy
verb
- tr to pour brandy over (food) and ignite it
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of flambé1
French, past participle of flamber to flame
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